Since ancient times, Chuzhou has the name of "Jinling lock key, Jianghuai guarantee", convenient transportation, strategic location is quite important, it is honored to become the first state occupied by Yanzhao, Chuzhou City has also become the largest city that Yanzhao currently has.

After the capture of Chuzhou, the Red Turban Army, led by Yan Zhao, a rebel force that had been unknown until now, would soon become known to the government and other rebels, which usually meant that greater malice was coming.

However, before the malice came, Yan Zhao still had time to be jubilant and happily pick up Xue Ji, who had promised to go out of the mountain.

After half a month of recuperation, Xue Ji's body and spirit have completely recovered, and he looks even healthier than before he fell ill.

Of course, Yan Zhao was very happy about this, which meant that Xue Ji could immediately take office and solve the big problem of the shortage of scribes around him. But there was one more thing, and that was that he looked left and right, and he didn't see the other person.

"Mr. Xue, where is Miss Gu?" Yan Zhao sat for a long time, only to see Mrs. Xue packing her luggage, but she didn't see Gu Chaoge's figure.

Where did this little girl go? Is it because they are angry with him and Itsuri that they left her here alone, so she hides in the house and refuses to come out to meet anyone?

and Yi Cui, who is really ruthless, it was he who left Gu Chaoge behind, but now he doesn't come to pick her up. Under the pretext of busy affairs and inconvenient legs, he threw the work of picking up people to him alone. Isn't he busy?

"Chaoge was called to a neighboring village early in the morning."

Mrs. Xue's answer was beyond Yan Zhao's expectations.

"House call?"

"Yes, except for Lai'an Village, the villagers of several nearby villages are sick and come to her to see," Mrs. Xue smiled at the tall young man while doing the final luggage inspection with anxiety, "Do you think she only takes care of my old man for half a month, isn't that too wasteful?" ”

As soon as Mrs. Xue's words fell, in the distance, a crisp copper bell rang, all at once, like an ancient song echoing in Lai'an Village. Hearing this familiar ringtone, Mrs. Xue and Xue Ji both smiled: "The little girl didn't talk about it, and she came back." ”

Gu Chaoge was still wearing the pale cyan dress half a month ago, she tied a high ponytail with a small camellia on it, looking like a quiet and capable peasant girl.

When she entered the door and saw Yan Zhao, she was slightly stunned at first, and then looked behind him, but unfortunately the person she wanted to see was not there.

"General Yan." She called Yan Zhao softly, still a little afraid of him.

Yan Zhao could see it, and he could also see that she had changed into a pair of straw sandals under her feet, because the mountain road she had walked was already full of mud. The big bamboo cage on her back looked very weighty, she held a small bamboo basket in one hand, and a wooden cane to help her walk the mountain road in the other, and the bell that Yan Zhao heard was the sound of a copper bell tied to the cane.

"Doctor Gu, I'll bring someone to pick you up." Yan Zhao said and took the initiative to step forward, not letting his subordinates do it, but personally reaching out to help her with the things in her hand, who knew that Gu Chaoge took two steps back in horror, and protected the bamboo basket like a baby: "You, don't come here!" ”

…… How to explain to her that he was not malicious, and why he was treated without any improvement six years ago and six years later?

Yan Zhao felt helpless, but at this time he heard a slight "hissing" sound from the small bamboo basket, and he was stunned: "Is there a snake inside?" ”

"Money for nothing," Gu Chaoge nodded, and said neerly, "So don't let you come over." ”

Or is it highly toxic? Yan Zhao was stunned: "You are a little girl, and you are not afraid of danger with a poisonous snake on your body?" Yi Cui told him about the autopsy incident that happened in Nanqiao County, and he didn't believe that Gu Chaoge could do it.

Now I'm starting to believe it a little.

Xue Ji understood the situation better, and said with a smile: "This is what Old Man Li from the neighboring village caught you, right?" His grandson is sick, you go and see, and if you don't have a consultation fee, he went to great lengths to get you a money snake, isn't it? ”

Gu Chaoge nodded, as if he was very happy, and raised two fingers and shook it: "It's two." ”

Yan Zhao was at a loss: "What do you want this snake for?" ”

"Its venom is a very good medicine, and it is a treasure that money can't buy," Gu Chaoge rarely smiled at Yan Zhao, "I'll release it after collecting it." ”

Gather? She's going to get her hands dirty?

Yan Zhao was a little curious: "Now?" Can I sit by? ”

"I'll have to wait, I'll have to prepare."

Wait a minute? But...... Yan Zhao said: "But Mr. Xue's luggage has been packed, and we are ready to leave, I'm afraid we won't be able to wait." ”

"Then you guys will set off," Gu Chaoge said strangely, "Do you still have to wait for me?" ”

Of course I'll wait for you! Yan Zhao wanted to say this, but when the words came to his lips, he suddenly realized that Gu Chaoge was different from Xue Ji, she was not the person he invited, and she had neither obligations nor requirements for him, except for the promise made to Yi Cui to cure Xue Ji, she was simply a person who had nothing to do with them.

"You're not coming with us?" Yan Zhao asked again.

This time, Gu Chaoge hesitated, and then shook his head: "No, Uncle Li's grandson will go to see it tomorrow, Aunt Liu and Uncle Wang's illness, I will have to adjust the prescription the day after tomorrow, I won't leave." When she talks about patients, she is much more confident and resolute.

"Oh," it was obvious that she decided to stay on her own, but for some reason, Yan Zhao still felt sorry for her, and responded dryly, and then said, "You can come to me at any time, if there is anything you need help with, I will definitely help." ”

"Also, this is, this is the consultation fee." Yan Zhao handed her a heavy square box.

Gu Chaoge didn't look at it, and turned his back to refuse to accept it: "Mr. Xue has already given it to me, yours, I don't want it." ”

Yan Zhao has very little experience in dealing with little girls, and seeing her resolute appearance, he doesn't know how to persuade her, so he can only take back the box and repeat: "You can come to me for help at any time, as long as I can do it." ”

Gu Chaoge smiled. Seeing that this big man was very sincere, Gu Chaoge felt that he was not so terrible, and he didn't know what was going on, the more he looked at it, the more he felt familiar.

But ask him for help? I'm afraid not. She said: "I'm going to Chuzhou City to look for someone in a few days, please tell Sù Yi Gongzi, I won't go back to Nanqiao." ”

Chuzhou City?

What a coincidence.

Yan Zhao smiled, before he could speak, Xue Ji spoke first: "Chaoge, Chuzhou is now General Yan's, you come to Chuzhou, that's just right!" ”

"That's right," Gu Chaoge laughed and told Xue Ji, "At that time, I must come to see Mr. Xue, and follow General Yan, you must take good care of yourself and don't get sick again." In just half a month of sojourn, she has quickly become close to the Xue family, and Xue Ji and Mrs. Xue completely love her as a daughter. Now that he wants to say goodbye to this little girl, Xue Ji is really a little reluctant. But no matter how reluctant he is, he is about to set off.

On the road that went all the way to the entrance of the village, Yan Zhao got on the horse and saw Gu Chaoge hesitantly coming over, she raised her head and glanced at him quickly, and then quickly lowered her head, wanting to stop talking.

Yan Zhao felt funny: "Miss Gu, is there something?" ”

"No, oh, there's one," she said, clutching a small bottle in her hand, rubbing her hands around, "is Mr. Yi's cough getting better?" ”

Unexpectedly, Yi Cui was ruthless, she still kept thinking about him, Yan Zhao was surprised, and replied truthfully: "No, but it hasn't worsened, just coughing occasionally, it doesn't seem to be in the way." ”

"This, swallow it with warm water, three times a day, if it works in three days, you will finish taking it, if it doesn't work, stop taking it," Gu Chaoge reached out and handed the small bottle to Yan Zhao, and added with insufficient confidence, "He didn't let me diagnose the pulse, and I don't know if this medicine is symptomatic, so let him try it first, and don't take it again if it doesn't work for three days." ”

"Thank you, Miss Gu," Yan Zhao carefully put away the small bottle and said with a casual smile, "Yi Cui is so blessed this kid." ”

Gu Chaoge lowered his head and didn't answer anything, his ears were slightly red, and he retreated to the side of the road and moved towards Yan Zhao's team: "General Yan and Mr. Xue have a good journey." ”

When Yan Zhao and the others set off, Yi Cui was handling affairs in the spacious and bright state yamen of Chuzhou City, and a cadre of scribes who had to be used also came to Chuzhou with him. Compared with the square inch of Nanqiao, Chuzhou is obviously more suitable as a center at present.

He didn't think it was wrong for him not to go with Yan Zhao today, Corporal Lixian was Yan Zhao instead of him, and his task was to handle the stable work of occupying the city for Yan Zhao, as well as to supply money and food.

And his legs and feet are not suitable for going out.

Yi Cui couldn't understand Yan Zhao's resentful expression on his face when he went out in the morning, as if it was a very angry thing for him not to go.

It wasn't until Yan Zhao took Xue Ji back to Chuzhou City and came to the state yamen with Xue Ji to see him, he didn't see the little figure who was always cowering from behind the two, and at this time he suddenly felt a trace of loss and inexplicable guilt.

It seems that I really should go.

Yan Zhao had been waiting for him to ask, waiting for him to ask why Gu Chaoge hadn't come back with them. But until Xue Ji settled down, started to deal with the complicated affairs at hand again, and ordered people up and down to work, Yi Cui never mentioned Gu Chaoge.

In the end, Yan Zhao couldn't help it, he took the initiative to ask: "Zhilan, aren't you curious where that little girl went?" ”

He called Yi Cui's character, and in public, even if there were only two or three scribes next to him, as Yan Zhao, he should no longer call his subordinates' nicknames intimately.

"Little girl? You said Gu Chao, cough cough, Gu Chaoge? Yi Cui coughed lightly, her expression was calm, and she didn't raise her head: "She is a bell doctor, since she doesn't come back with you, I think she is coming to An'an to diagnose people." ”

Yan Zhao felt very bored: "Why did you guess it all?" ”

Yi Cui said: "The bell doctor of the You Fang is originally a person with unpredictable whereabouts, and she is not your royal doctor, after returning my favor, she naturally doesn't have to listen to our command, and she can go wherever she wants." ”

Yan Zhao asked tentatively, "Don't you think it's a pity?" "I haven't told her about what happened six years ago, and I haven't had time to thank her.

"The road is facing the sky, go to one side, what is there to feel sorry for?" Yi Cui looked up at him calmly: "It's you, General Yan, are you idle now?" ”

"What do you owe each other, obviously you owe it to others," Yan Zhao took out the small medicine bottle from his sleeve, threw it on Yi Cui's desk, stood up, and sighed as he walked out, "Why should she worry about you, a heartless guy, it's not worth it, it's really not worth it." ”

"Wait a minute." Picking up the small bottle on the table, Itsui frowned: "What is this?" ”

Yan Zhao walked to the door, stopped, and turned back to him and said, "The medicine that Doctor Gu gave you is a cough suppressant." ”